25 Things Men Should Stop Doing On Tinder

Say what you will about Tinder. That it’s nothing but a hook-up app. That it boils potential mates down to the most superficial of first impressions. That it’s removed personality from the laws of attraction. That it’s a huge contributor to widespread herpes. Whatever. That’s the age we live in. We can accept all that. But for god’s sake, let’s try to use it with a modicum of personal responsibility.

The thing about Tinder is that it’s probably the easiest and laziest way to troll for a potential wife/girlfriend/fling/one-night stand. You used to have to get all dressed up, practice your jokes in the mirror, then put it all on the line by going up to girls in bars and clubs and trying to strike up a conversation. With Tinder, you don’t even have to get off the couch. Just keep swiping right until you hit a match. Couldn’t be easier or more anonymous.

But here’s the problem. Some of you guys are doing it wrong. How you’re fucking this up so badly is beyond me. I guess somewhere along the way, someone fed you some bad information about what women find attractive, and since you only practice your game online, you’ve never had your face laughed in or received a knee to the nuts to show you how misguided you really are. Well, I’m here to help.

Below is a list of things you really need to stop doing on Tinder. If you’re guilty of any of these, you are the reason why women write all that cynical shit in their bios. Seriously, you’re screwing it up for the rest of us.

So take a moment, peruse this list, take the hits when they come, then pick up your phone and start making adjustments.

1. Not contacting matches.

Seriously, dude. A cute girl thinks you’re cute. Say hi.

2. DTF?

I don’t know, I guess this must work sometimes, but it reeks of scumbag. Even if you’re just looking for a hookup, show a little class. Or at the very least, you could bother to spell out what you’re looking for.